The narrative: because of the inherently unfair whiteness of North America and Europe and our oppression of the poor blacks in sub-Saharan Africa. Strangely, it’s the ban of DDT by which North Amercia and Europe oppresses. That’s why it is the chemcial that cannot be named.

Western cultural mythology, propped up by innumerable National Geographic television broadcasts, holds that Africans live in a harmony with Nature which should not be disturbed. Therefore, no modern stuff for them, like DDT. As one activist put it, ‘If they get electricity, the next thing they’ll want is televisions. That means they’ll be watching TV instead of native dances, and their culture will be destroyed.’ Therefore, no electricity for them, either.